Objectives 1. To complete the syllabus well on time
2. To make a hub of intellectual activity by holding workshops and seminars and facilitate exchange of ideas
3. Use audio-visual aids in teaching to make teaching more effective.
4. To make the department a centre for advanced studies by giving an impetus to research along with effective teaching

Candidates who are graduate in any discipline from the RTM Nagpur
University or any other univertsity recognized as equivalent
thereto.

Graduates from other Universities seeking admission to the M. A.
History course are required to obtain an Eligibility Certificate
from RTM Nagpur University and Submit original documents along
with Migration Certificate.

Admission Procedure

Application forms for admission are obtainable on payment of Rs. 20/- each from the office of the PGTD Humanities, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Amravati Road, Nagpur. Duly filled forms are submitted in the Department along with true copies of the marksheets of Graduation Examination. Subsequently the admission list is prepared merit-wise and category-wise and is displayed on the Notice Board of the Department. The selected candidates are required to submit original college leaving certificate and deposit the admission fee in Account Section on or before the last date of admission declared by the University.

New Syllabus –Semester Pattern - Effective from Academic Session 2012-13M. A. Part – I (Semester I and Semester II)

Paper I

Compulsory

Paper II

Optional Paper

Paper III

Optional Paper

Paper IV

Compulsory

Paper I

Historiography

Paper II

a. India under the Sultanate Period
or
b. India Under Company Rule (1757-1856)

Paper III

a. India under the Mughals
or
b. Indian National Movement (1905-1947)

Paper IV

Modern World (1914-1950)

Semester – II

Paper I

Trends and Theories of History

Paper II

a. Society, Economy and Culture under the Sultanate
or
b. India under British Rule (1857-1905)

Paper III

a. Society, Economy and Culture under the Mughals
or
b. Independent India (1947-2000)

Paper IV

Contemporary World (1950-2000)

Students opting for paper II a and Paper III a in Semester I will have to opt for Paper II a and Paper III a in Semester II.M.A. PART-II
SEMESTER-3 & SEMESTER- 4

Paper I

Compulsory

Paper II

Optional Paper

Paper III

Compulsory

Paper IV

Compulsory

SEMESTER 3

Paper I

Emergence of Maratha Power in 17th Century

Paper II

a. State in Ancient and Medieval India
OR
b. Ecology and Environment

Paper III

Economic History of India: 1757-1857

Paper IV

History of Medieval Vidarbha

SEMESTER 4

Paper I

Expansion of Maratha Power: 1707-1818

Paper II

a. State in British India
OR
b. Ecology and Indian Human Societies

Paper III

Economic History of India: 1858-1947

Paper IV

History of Modern Vidarbha

Students opting for paper II a. in semester 3 will have to opt for Paper II a. in semester 4.Old Syllabus :-M. A. Part- I
Paper-I - Compulsory
Paper-II - One option is compulsory
Paper-III - One option is compulsory
Paper-IV - Compulsory
Paper-I Historiography
Paper-II History of Ancient India
(from Earliest Times to 650 AD)
OR
History of Medieval India
(From 1206 to 1526 A.D.)
OR
History of Modern India
(from 1757-1900 A.D.)Paper-III History of Ancient India
(from 650 to 1206 A.D.)
OR
History of Medieval India
(From 1526 to 1707 A.D.)
OR
Twentieth Century India
(from 1900 to 2000 A.D.)Paper-IV Twentieth Century WorldM.A. – Part-IIPaper-I - Compulsory
Paper-II - One option is compulsory
Paper-III - One option is compulsory
Paper-IV - Compulsory

Paper-I - History of the Marathas
(from the Rise of the Marathas to 1818)
Paper-II - Women in India
OR
State in India
Paper-III - History of Ideas
OR
Economic History of India
Paper-IV - History of Vidarbha
(from Medieval Times to 1960)